Standards and Public Appointments Committee, 19 Jun 2007

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007

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Interests

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I have the dubious honour of being the oldest member of the committee, so I am in the chair for the moment. Do all members know one another? I know that some of you have been introduced, and I am sure that we will soon get to know one another.

The first item on the agenda is declaration of interests. Members have a paper that explains what that means. I will start by declaring interests that I am registering on a voluntary basis. I am a member of the GMB union, An Comunn Gàidhealach, Inverness Credit Union, the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Trading Standards Institute, the Church of Scotland, the Scottish Bible Society, Oxfam, Christian Aid, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Save the Children and Compassion UK.

Until 1 June I was an employee of Stirling Council—I resigned after I was elected to the Scottish Parliament, but I worked a period of notice. I am a member of the Association of Electoral Administrators and Unison, and as from tomorrow night I will be a member of the Milnathort action group.

I have no registrable interests in relation to the work of this committee. I refer members to my entry in the register of members' interests.

Like Jamie McGrigor, I am not aware that I have any registrable interests in relation to the work of this committee. I refer to my entry in the register of members' interests, which will be published on the Parliament's website.

My registered interests will also be published. I was a member of Glasgow City Council social work department until 8 May, when I resigned. I am a member of Unison.

I have no relevant interests to declare.

I have no interests that should affect the work of this committee.